Around The County

AROUND THE COUNTY

March 17, 1997|The Morning Call

*HEIDELBERG MEETING

The state Public Utility Commission will hold a meeting for customers of National Utilities Inc.'s Heidelberg Heights water and sewer systems 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Heidelberg Township Municipal Building, 6272 Route 309, New Tripoli.

The meeting, to be conducted by the PUC's prosecutorial staff, was scheduled in connection with the staff's complaint against National Utilities for alleged violations of water service laws and regulations.

The meeting will be to "discuss available options for the future of the system" and other systems that National Utilities owns.

Representatives from National Utilities will attend.

*SLATINGTON WATER

Some Slatington residents may have discolored or brown water today, when borough workers will begin draining and cleaning a reservoir.

But Borough Manager Stephen Sechriest said discolored water still will have been treated and will be safe to drink.

Sechriest said Reservoir 7, north of the borough's Maple Springs Acres section, will be out of service while the work is under way. The shift to alternate sources of water could cause sediment in the lines to be disturbed, causing periods of discolored water.

Slatington residents in the Maple Springs and Kuehner Hill areas are the most likely to be affected. The reservoir is expected to be back in service by Friday.

Then, on March 31, the borough's annual spring hydrant flushing program will get under way to remove sediment from the water lines and ensure the hydrants work properly.

Again, the work may result in discolored or brown water for some customers. Sechriest said the water still will be safe to drink, since it will have been treated.

Hydrant flushing will begin after 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and last several hours. The project is expected to continue until the end of April.

*WASHINGTON, D.C., TRIP

The Lehigh County Historical Society will sponsor an April 8 bus trip to Washington, D.C.

The trip will include a tour of the Pentagon and the Hillwood Museum, former home of cereal heiress, collector and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Reservations are required by March 25.

For more information, call the Lehigh County Historical Society at 435-4664.

*DINNERS FOR SENIORS

The Lehigh County Senior Citizens Center, 1633 Elm St., Allentown, is open for dinner on Fridays and Sundays. Meals range in price from $4.50 to $4.95 and are served 5-6:30 p.m. Fridays and 4-5:30 p.m. Sundays. A dessert menu also is available.

All food is prepared on the premises by the center's nutrition coordinators Sally Saylor and David Saylor. The dinners are open to the public. No reservations are required. For more information, call the center at 437-3700.

*HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Lehigh County Historical Society will hear a talk on fashions of the 1920s when it holds a brown-bag program at noon Wednesday in the Lehigh County Museum in the Old Courthouse, 5th and Hamilton streets, Allentown.

Guest speaker Ellie Laubner will talk about "The Fabulous Flapper: Fashions of the Roaring '20s."

After her presentation, Laubner will be available to sign copies of her book, "Fashions of the Roaring 20s."

Admission will be free. For information, call the historical society at 435-4664.